Where does “hännäntyvi” come from?

hännäntyvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

hännäntyvi (Finnish): tail base, base of the tail

Definitions

  1. tail base, base of the tail

Ancestry of “hännäntyvi”, step by step

hännäntyvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via Finnish tyvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyvifoot; crown, collar; beam
2Proto-Finnictüvibase of a tree
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictüŋe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →